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On YouTubeIme Udoka News / NBA Analysis Network / December 28
Houston Rockets have a ‘smart guy’ who gives their team a ‘paramount’ advantage, says Ime Udoka
Ime Udoka spoke glowingly about one of their veteran players on the Houston Rockets who gives the squad an edge. The Houston Rockets are proving themselves to be genuine contenders this season, after yet another win this weekend over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Houston Rockets News / Last Word On Sports / December 28
Will Rockets End 2025 With A Bad Teams Problem?
The Rockets have one game left to play in 2025. Unfortunately for them, that team is the Indiana Pacers. The Rockets have lost their last three games against teams with below .500 records.
Houston Rockets News / The Dream Shake / December 28
Rockets sweep Cavs with 117-100 victory 
The Houston Rockets were without Alperen Sengun, but showed that they can win without him by utilizing their depth, and the Rockets downed the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time this year the fourth time in the last two years 117-100.
The 'NBA Christmas Day 40-point games' quiz
In NBA history, a player has scored 40 or more points on Christmas Day on 30 occasions. How many of those can you name in five minutes?
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 28
Rockets' Defense Dominates in Second Straight Game, Leading to Win vs. Cavs
Houston fans are thanking their lucky stars after the last few weeks, because up until their last two games, the Rockets were looking like anything but a title contender.
Which NBA teams have the best Christmas Day records?
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Kevin Durant News / Field Level Media / December 27
Kevin Durant comes up big in Rockets win over Cavaliers
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 30 points, while Reed Sheppard added 18 off the bench as the host Houston Rockets rolled to a 117-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
NBA News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
Three Takeaways As Houston Rockets Cruise Past Cleveland Cavaliers For A Dominant Win
The Houston Rockets are officially back and poised to get more victories on the win column. It has been a concerning progress from the past week, but the Rockets are now promisingly back on track.
NBA News / Yardbarker / December 27
Lakers have 'recalibration and reconnection' meeting after having effort called out
Even though the Los Angeles Lakers still have the fourth-best record in the Western Conference, things are not going smoothly at the moment.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
Rockets Can End 2025 on a High Note With This Home Stand
The Houston Rockets' 119-96 Christmas Day win over the Los Angeles Lakers was more of something to be relieved than excited about. Yes, a dominant defensive performance against one of the NBA's best teams was impressive, but Houston desperately needed it amid a rough month of hoops.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
Houston Rockets Prepare to Take on the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Houston Rockets just finished their most extended road trip of the season with an impressive wire-to-wire win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
If the Rockets Make a Change, It Will Likely Be at One Position
The Houston Rockets' point guard problem has been accentuated throughout the month of December. A major Christmas Day victory over the Los Angeles Lakers could be the spark to get them back on track, but at the moment, Houston isn't quite where it was through the first 20 games of the season.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
The Rockets Have An Opportunity To Go On A Big Stretch
The Houston Rockets finished off a big win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day, marking one of their biggest wins against a Western Conference contender this season.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
What to Watch for in Rockets vs. Cavaliers
In an important Christmas Day bout, the Houston Rockets took down the Los Angeles Lakers, stopping their cold streak. The Rockets had previously lost four out of five games, doing so against some lowly West teams in the Pelicans, Kings and Clippers.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
The Rockets Haven't Found Consistency In Their Performance
The Houston Rockets got a big win against the Los Angeles Lakers, a team currently higher in the Western Conference standings. It was a key win against a top team as the Rockets attempt to climb back into the standings after some unfortunate losses against some of the West's weaker teams.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
Rockets' Old Strengths Could Be Key to Mitigating Struggles
Yesterday's 119-96 Christmas Day win was a wakeup call for the Houston Rockets, who had been sluggish through most of December. Finishing up a tough Western Conference road trip, Houston managed to end it on a major high note, taking down a title contender on their home floor.
Tari Eason News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
Tari Eason Explains Benefit of Him Being in Starting Lineup
Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka is known for tinkering with the lineups. He’s never been afraid to try different things out, to see what works and what’s ineffective and needs to be shelved.
Houston Rockets News / The Dream Shake / December 27
It’s time for the Rockets to terrorize again
“It seems like most of the articles I’ve written since I (blissfully) returned to The Dream Shake have been some iteration of ‘the Rockets have the NBA’s second-best Offensive Rating, but they need to fix their offense.'” That’s how I started my last piece.
Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / December 27
Rockets Sideline Reporter Vanessa Richardson Earns Extension with ESPN
Vanessa Richardson has traveled a thousand miles throughout her career as an NBA reporter. Literally. Well, not quite literally but close enough. The distance between her hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana and Houston is 939 miles.
NBA News / Field Level Media / December 26
Rockets return home off morale-boosting win to face Cavaliers
In dire need of a performance more in line with their early-season successes and an effort that could mask the stench of three overtime losses during their just-wrapped six-game road trip, the Houston Rockets produced a result on Thursday that made their recent struggles appear aberrant.
Tari Eason News / NBA on ClutchPoints / December 26
Rockets’ Tari Eason drops ‘amazing’ truth bomb on getting start vs. Lakers
Tari Eason has carved out a consistent role for the Houston Rockets as one of the spark plugs off the bench. While he is not as heralded as Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant, and Amen Thompson, Eason has no problem being under the radar.
NBA News / Larry Brown Sports / December 26
JJ Redick goes off on Lakers players after ugly Christmas Day loss to Rockets
JJ Redick did not mince words in his assessment of his Los Angeles Lakers’ holiday performance.
NBA News / Yardbarker / December 26
Lakers play like Grinches on Christmas for third straight loss
Christmas is supposed to be the time for giving and sharing. That's not how the Los Angeles Lakers have treated the ball this holiday season.
NBA News / Field Level Media / December 25
Rockets give Lakers coal in Christmas night blowout
Amen Thompson scored 26 points and Kevin Durant added 25 as the visiting Houston Rockets led wire-to-wire in a 119-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in a Christmas Day matchup on Thursday.
Houston Rockets News / Hoops Rumors / December 25
Dorian Finney-Smith Could Make Rockets Debut Today
Veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith could make his Rockets debut today when Houston faces the Lakers. He’s listed as questionable to play, according to Real GM.
NBA News / Yardbarker / December 20
Kevin Durant, Reed Sheppard lead Rockets to convincing win over Nuggets
Just one game after blowing a massive first-half lead, the Houston Rockets bounced back in a major way with a 115-101 win over the Denver Nuggets.
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